How to Read Dump File?

Follow these steps to open and analyze a Dump file in Windows 10:
  1. Click Search in the Taskbar and type WinDbg,
  2. Right-click WinDbg and select Run as administrator.
  3. Click the File menu.
  4. Click Start debugging.
  5. Click Open Dump file.
  6. Select the Dump file from the folder location – for example, %SystemRoot%\Minidump.

How do I analyze a DMP file?

Analyze dump file
  1. Open Start.
  2. Search for WinDbg, right-click the top result, select the Run as administrator option. ...
  3. Click the File menu.
  4. Click on Start debugging.
  5. Select the Open sump file option. ...
  6. Select the dump file from the folder location – for example, %SystemRoot%\Minidump .
  7. Click the Open button.

What do dump files tell you?

Also known as a memory dump file or a crash dump file, a dump file is a digital record of information related to a specific crash. Among other things, it shows what processes and drivers that were running at the time of the crash as well as the Kernel-mode stack that stopped.

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